Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite materials
with high
photoelectric conversion efficiency are currently the most promising
materials in the development of new-generation solar cells. It is
quite easy to calculate the highest occupied molecular orbital–lowest
unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO–LUMO) gap of a cluster,
while it is difficult to calculate the band gap of bulk materials
accurately. Therefore, in this work, we constructed a cluster model
database with 352 ABX3 structures (A = monovalent cations,
B = divalent cations, and X = monovalent anions). Based on the properties
of the cluster models, including the HOMO–LUMO gap, the charges
on A+, and the distance of H...X (H atoms are in A+), a valid prediction model was proposed for the band gap
of bulk materials with the coefficient of determination R
2 = 0.80. Based on this model, we found several new perovskites
with suitable band gaps, which may guide the exploitation and development
of new materials.